Arkansas County, Arkansas

Arkansas County
County
Clockwise from top: a rice field on the Grand Prairie, the Yancopin Bridge over the Arkansas River, the Southern District Courthouse in DeWitt, the Northern District Courthouse in Stuttgart, Arkansas
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°16′27″N 91°23′02″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	December 13, 1813[1]
Named for	Arkansas River
Seat	Stuttgart (north district); De Witt (south district)
Largest city	Stuttgart
Area [2]
• Total	1,033.79 sq mi (2,677.5 km^2)
• Land	988.49 sq mi (2,560.2 km^2)
• Water	45.30 sq mi (117.3 km^2)  4.4%
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	17,149
• Density	17/sq mi (6.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Arkansas County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,149.^[3] The county has two county seats, De Witt and Stuttgart.^[4] Arkansas County was founded on December 13, 1813.

References

1. "Pictorial" (1890), p. 823 harvp error: no target: CITEREF"Pictorial"1890 (help).
2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (2014-10-16). Arkansas County Polygons (SHP file) (Map). Arkansas GIS Office. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
3. "QuickFacts: Arkansas County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
4. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.